2 CPD officers, 5 others hurt in multi-vehicle crash on West Side
Chicago police say a patrol car with two officers was heading south on Cicero, with lights and sirens activated, when it hit a Hyundai that was turning onto Cicero.
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Johnson is thrilled to be home after growing up in Chatham. His maternal grandparents raised him after his mother, Sonja, was shot and killed on their front porch six weeks after his birth.
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Chicago police say a patrol car with two officers was heading south on Cicero, with lights and sirens activated, when it hit a Hyundai that was turning onto Cicero.
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